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About Kupa Village

Kupa is a large village in Kharaundhi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,489 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1332.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kupa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kupa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kharaundhi
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 1332.28 hectares
Population 2,929
Male Population 1,489
Female Population 1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kupa compares

By the 2011 count Kupa is the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents. Its 1332.28 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kupa

Kupa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kupa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kupa from other places

Kupa lies about 44 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kupa
Tehsil headquarters Kharaundhi 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 17 km
District headquarters Garhwa 44 km

Villages closest to Kupa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharaundhi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kupa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kupa village had a population of 2,929. That makes it the 7th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,574 residents.

Kupa village has 1,489 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kupa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kupa is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kupa covers 1332.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kupa falls under Kharaundhi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kupa is Nagar Untari, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kupa.

Kupa is about 44 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kupa is in Kharaundhi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kharaundhi is about 8.1 km away. Nagar Untari is about 17 km away. Garhwa is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aunraia Alias Chauria (2.2 km), Arangi (2.7 km) and Torelawa (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kupa today is likely to be higher.

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